Shade-roller bracket.



PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

W. G. KRAMER. SHADE ROLLER BRACKET.

APPLICATION IILED AUG15, 1905.

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SHADE-ROLLER BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed August 5, 1905. Serial No. 272,868.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM G. KRAMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spivey, in the county of Kingman and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Roller Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to brackets for shaderollers, and has for its object to provide avertically-adjustable bracket adapted to allow the shade to be withdrawn from the upper part of the window for the purpose of admitting light and air and at the same time permit the lower part of the window to be shielded by said shade.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a vertically-adjustable bracket for window-shades which is adapted to be automatically held in its adjusted position by the weight of the shade and roller.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combina tion and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing .any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a window-frame provided with a shade supported by my improved brackets. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the guide and adjustable rod. Fig. 3 is a side view of the bracket, the guide being broken away at its upper and lower ends to show the construction of the adjustable rod, the dotted lines indicating the said rod in a lowered position. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the roller-engaging means.

Referring to the drawings, in which numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 is a guide provided with a longitudinal slot 2. The rod 3, located within the guide, is provided with an arm 4, which extends without the slot and is bent at right angles to itself to bring it beyond the forward edge of the guide. A vertical extension 5 of arm 4 is provided with a kerf 6, the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained. Located within the guide 1 near the lower end thereof is a pin 7, adapted to engage notches 8 provided in the rear edge of rod 3.

It being necessary that the lower part of rod 3 be narrow enough to pass between the forward part of guide 1 and pin 7, I have provided lugs 9 and 10 at the upper end of said rod to prevent lateral movement. A knob 3 is secured to the lower end for use when the rod is raised or lowered. These lugs 9 and 10 do not, however, so completely fill the slots 2 als to prevent a slight play of rods 3 in said s ots.

The holder for the shade 4 (illustrated in Fig. 4) comprises two members 11 and 12, each of which is provided with longitudinal slots 13 and 14. Bolts 15, passing through the inner ends of said members and through the slot in the adjacent member, are provided with nuts 16, which when tightened will bind and hold said members firmly together. The outer ends of members 11 and 12 are bent at right angles to the slotted portion and are provided with the usual apertures 17 for the reception of spindles 18 of the roller.

In practice my device is used as follows: The brackets are secured to the inside of the window-frame 19 in any suitable manner, the vertical extension 5 of arm 4 extending beyond the face of the frame. The spindles 18 being engaged by apertures 17, nuts 16 of the holder are tightened, thereby firmly locking theshade-roller between the ends of the holder. The holder is placedin the kerfs 6 of vertical extensions 5, where it is securely held in place. When the shade-roller is at the top of the window, the rods 3 are within the guides. WVhen it is desired to lower the shade from the upper part of the window, knobs 3 are moved forward to disengage rods 3 from pins 7, and the rods, together with the shade-roller, may be lowered to any desired position. Upon releasing the knob the weight of the shade and roller will operate on the outer end of arm 4 as a lever with projection 9 as a fulcrum to throw the lower end of rod 3 into engagement with pin 7, thus kee ing said rod in its adjusted position until disengaged from said pin by the operator.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as novel, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A shade-bracket comprising vertical guides, notched rods carried by said guides and vertically movable therein, shade-supporting arms carried by said rods and extending forwardly beyond the line of said rods, whereby the weight of the shade tends to IIO.

throw the lower portion of the notched rods to one side of the guides and members oar ried by said guides and adapted to engage the notches of the rods when said rods are thrown to the sides of the guides.

2. A shade-bracket comprising vertical guides located upon each side of a windowframe, rods slidably disposed in said guides, shade-supporting arms projecting forwardly from the tops of the rods and so arranged that the weight of the shade upon said arms tends to throw the lower ends of the rods to one side of the guides and pins carried at the sides of the guides and adapted to engage notches formed .in the lower ends of the rods when said rods are thrown in contact therewith as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM G. KRAMER.

Witnesses:

W. F. HAMMOND, O. MoALLIs'rER. 

